Waffle-iron



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WAFPLB IRON.

No, 394,058. Patented Dee. 4. 1888..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EBENEZER CHRSTIE, F ST. LOIS, MISSORI.

WAFFLE-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,058, dated December4, 1888.

Application filed February '7, 1888. Serial No. 263,205. (No model.)

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Be it known that l, EBENEZEE CHRISTIE, of the city of St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inlVaiiie-lrons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanyin,9,` drawings,forming part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is aperspective view of my iinproved waliie-iron. ,Figa ll is a verticalsection. Fig. lll is a side view showing the hase in section.

My invention relates to an imln'ovement in wa-lie-irons; and myinvention consists in features of novelty,hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, l represents a base provided with a tiange,2, to tit in a pothole or other opening. This hase is preferably maderectangular, and is provided on each side, near the corners, withnotches or grooves 23 to receive the journals or gudgeons of the iron,and it is also preferably provided with a marginal flange, -t.

represents the iron, consisting of two leaves, and T, which are hingedor jointed together at one edge, as shown at d, and which lit within theflange -t of the base. The leaf 7 has projections or ears .(J, and theleaf (j has projections or ears lt), through which the connecting-pin Qpasses. Mounted on this pin is also a stem, ll, with a handle, l2, onits upper end. Each leaf has a contral ear or projection, i3, extendingtherefrom into an opening or slot, ll, made in the lower end of the stemll.

represents a pin fitting loosely in a hole made longitudinallyv throug'hthe stem ll, and which is provided with a head, '16, on its upper end.Each projection 13 has a notch, l7, into which the pin l5 drops, asshown in Fig. ll. At each side of the iron, near the edge remote fromthe handle ll, each leaf is provided with a gudgeon or journal, lt,wl1ich tits in the notches 3 of the base.

The operation of my improved iron is as follows: \Vhen it is to beturned, the leaves are raised up by the handle from the position shownin Fig. ll to the position shown in Fig. III, and moved over on thejournals into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig.

lll. They ai'e then lowered again into the position shown in Fig. Il,the leaf (i being down, instead of the leaf 7. Before commencing to thusmove the leaves the pin l5 is raised by grasping it with the lingersunder the head lo, out of the notch 17, and when it is reversed the pinwill drop into the other notch of its own weight. Then it is desired toopen the leaves, the handle is moved (without taking hold of the pin l5)in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. ll, which lifts theuppermost leaf.

lith a waiiie-iron thus constructed it will be seen that no space isneeded or required beneath the line of the base, as the iron does notturn on a central pivot, as heretofore, but its journals slide with theirons on the flanges or projections 20 from side to side of the base.

lVith the handle constructed as I have it it is not liable to get out oforder, and is not liable to be disengaged from its notch in an attemptto open the leaves.

The base l, with its flange i, is preferably notched out at each side,as shown at 2l, to receive the ears or projections 9 l0, and there isalso preferably a notch, 22, in the base l, to receive the ear orprojection i3, to avoid danger of the leaves slipping' on the base asone of them is raised to open them. The base maybe provided with asuitable handie, 23.

My improved wallie-iron may be used on a cooking-stove, gasolinestove,or other heater, and as the leaves do not turn on a central pivot and nopart of them turn beneath the line of the base, they may be situatedvery near or close down upon the iiame or heat.

l claim as my inventionv l. ln a waffle-iron, the combination of thebase provided with slideways, and the two leaves provided with a hingedhandle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ln a waitle-iron, the combination of the base, two leaves, t3 7, hingedtogether and provided with notched ears or projections 13, a handlepivoted to the leaves, and a drop-pin secured in the handle and havingengagement with the notches of the ears or projections, substantially asand for the purpose set forth. 3. In a waffle-iron, the base providedwith notches and flanges or projections 20, leaves IOO 6 and 7, providedwith gudgeons 18, and with ears or projections 9 lO, pivotallyconnected, and a handle connected with the ears, Substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

4. In a Waffle-iron, the combination of the base having notches 3, 21,and 22, anges 4 and 20, leaves 6 and 7, provided wirh gudgeons 18 on oneSide and ears or projections 9, l0, and 1S on the oihei.l side7 a handlehaving an opening, 11;, and pivofed to "the proio ject-ions E) l0, and udrop-pin in the handle to engage notches in the projections o1' ears 13,Substantial 1y :is and foi-the pui-pose Set forth.

EBNEZER CHRISTIE.

In presence of- SAML. KNIGHT, EDWD.Y S. KNIGHT.

